Putin to visit Tehran August 12

The Russian daily Kommersant reports from a Russian foreign ministry source that President Vladimir Putin will pay his first to Tehran since 2007 on August 12 to discuss restarting the P5+1 nuclear talks on Iran’s nuclear program. The visit is scheduled for nine days after Hassan Rowhani formally takes office on Aug. 3.  Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "I cannot so far confirm this".